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Eminem’s Half-Brother Reveals How He’s Feeling Following Mother Debbie Nelson’s Death

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Earlier this week, it was revealed that Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson passed away at the age of 69. According to TMZ, she died in St. Joseph, Missouri on the evening of December 2 after battling advanced lung cancer. Now, the rapper’s half-brother Nathan “Nate” Mathers has taken to his Instagram Story to address her passing. In a simple post, he made it clear that his feelings about the loss are complex.

“Hatred and mixed emotions today,” Mathers wrote. It’s no secret that Eminem’s relationship with his mother wasn’t always positive. In the past, he’s taken aim at her in his music, interviews, and more. In 1999, she even sued him for alleged defamation, seeking $11 million in damages. Ultimately, the judge ruled in her favor, but she only received a $25K judgment in 2001. Years later, the two of them appeared to make amends.

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Nathan “Nate” Mathers Experiencing “Hatred And Mixed Emotions” After Mother’s Death

Eminem’s Half-Brother Reveals How He’s Feeling Following Mother Debbie Nelson’s Death
Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Eminem performs during the halftime show for Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium. Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

In his 2013 song “Headlights,” for example, he appeared to apologize. “I went in headfirst, never thinkin’ about who, what I said hurt/ In what verse, my mom probably got it the worst/ The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are, did I take it too far?/ ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ and all them other songs/ But regardless, I don’t hate you ’cause, ma/ You’re still beautiful to me, ’cause you’re my ma,” he raps. In 2022, Nelson congratulated her son for his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“Marshall, I want to say, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction into the Hall of Fame,” she said in a video. “I love you very much. I knew you’d get there. It’s been a long ride. I’m very, very proud of you. And also I’m very proud of [granddaughter] Hailie Jade, my big girl. I want to tell you, Hailie, great job on your podcast and God bless you guys. I love you very much.” At the time of writing, Eminem has yet to publicly address his mother’s passing.

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Eminem’s Brother Speaks On Being Raised By A Rap Icon

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He’s a GOAT rapper who has spent half of his life in the spotlight, but Eminem is a reclusive character in the industry. He placed his traumas on wax throughout his career, making fans believe they knew the rapper intimately. However, Em spends much of his life fiercely private, but we’ve received insight into his home thanks to his daughter, Hailie Jade. On her recent episode of her Just A Little Shady podcast, Hailie was joined by her “bruncle.”

“Nate is my uncle — my dad’s younger brother — but also we kind of grew up together because Nate lived with us for a while when I was young,” said Hailie. “I would say brother-uncle, you definitely act younger than your age. We are closer in age than you are to [my] dad, but still, I never realize how much older you are than me because I feel like you are like a brother.”

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Eminem and Nate share a mother, and he was 12 when Hailie was two. She recognized that people speculated about what it was like living with Eminem. His lyrics have cast a dark shadow over his life. “Oh, yeah, I mean going off the lyrics and everything – I could see that,” said Nate. “He was the best role model I could have had to help me be the dad that I am today.”

Hailie also mentioned that although she has memories of her father’s early fame, Nate was old enough to understand what was happening. “Yes, I started understanding a little more when reality would hit when I would start seeing [Eminem] on TV and going to shows and all the signatures and crazy people,” said Nate. “I am like, ‘Alright, well, this is real’… A few years later, when I was able to leave from being under my mom’s care, I moved in with you guys.”

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It didn’t take long for Em’s younger brother to begin copying his style. “[Eminem] would get so many free clothes, and would buy clothes — I would just take them,” Nate recalled. “I would take his hand-me-downs… When I was 12 and went to your dad’s first show, my cousin, John, convinced me that not only should I dye my hair, but that my brother dyes his eyebrows. Being young, I am like, ‘Oh, really? I want to dye my eyebrows too. Sounds like the perfect idea — I want to look like twins.’ Not the case.”

Being surrounded by the industry also inspired Nate to also get involved with music. He said he began writing at a very young age, and later, began to take lessons from Eminem. “I had learned from your dad how to do music and how to write formulas, compound syllables and tested it out in the beginning,” he also shared. “From there, I started looking around for beats and whatnot and got comfortable enough with my voice and writing skills that I started recording and getting a feel for how I would deliver songs and how that would formulate to where people would enjoy it.”

Nate was aware that anything he did musically would be compared to Eminem. For him, “it was never about that.” He just wanted to have fun and “do something that other people would enjoy. Check out the Just a Little Shady episode below.

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